Meller’s Mongoose vs Plain Dark-bee

Rhynchogale melleri compared with Stelis phaeoptera

Key Differences

• Meller’s Mongoose is Least Concern while Plain Dark-bee is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meller’s Mongoose	Plain Dark-bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Insecta (inseto)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Herpestidae	Megachilidae
Genus	Rhynchogale	Stelis
Species	Rhynchogale melleri	Stelis phaeoptera

Evolutionary Relationship

Meller’s Mongoose and Plain Dark-bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Plain Dark-bee

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meller’s Mongoose	Plain Dark-bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Plain Dark-bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.